My favorite ballerina is Nela for many many reasons but i have to give this one to Zvetlana 🙈 She’s so ethereal and light, this variation suits her like a glove! Obviously Nela’s technique and musicality is perfect imo but Kitri’s variations suit her better! ♥️
I think Zakharova wins this one. She has the distant regal quality of the princesse lointaine of Don Quixote's dreams. And on her Italian fouettés it’s like she's making the music, not dancing to it. Osipova attacks the steps a bit too much for me (as the character, i mean. her technique is brilliant). Nunez is great as well, really lovely. Zakharova is just the best at being regal and untouchable (which is why IMO Nunez and Osipova have better Kitris! It all evens out).
Great observations. Zakarova is almost always exquisite, but I find that she’s often too detached from the character, and in turn, the audience. But for this role, she seems perfect. Ditto everything you said about Nunez and Osipova. 🙂
Wow. This is a torture to choose a favorite as they each have something great. Zhakarova is like threading a needle of porcelain with her legs and gorgeous delicate and arched feet. She does that with a completely unique look. I've never seen that level of delicacy and precision with those steps. Planting her feet with arching beauty like a horse planting his magnificent hooves doing dressage. Her fast flip from a la second to arabesque is exquisite. Her arabesque is spectacularly high. It is so strikingly and uniquely beautiful. She lacks a little speed and "attack". Nunez in these steps is not my favorite of the varied beautiful and great dancing I have seen from her. Her body seems short here, not fluid and extended. Truncated. I kept wondering if this was from her earlier career and she has just gotten better and better and better. Her elevation was so beautiful. Her arms didn't have the full, Russian-like extension I like. Her port de bras was more British. Osipova has the most "attack" and dynamism to her dancing. She is the closest to Plisetskaya. Her elevation is incredible. She lingers in the air. She has that element of excitement to her dancing. The same quality of exciting "attack" that the young Nureyev had. (Versus the more languid, legatto style of Peter Martins or Ivan Nagy.) Osipova's line from a la second to arabesque isnt as sublime as Zhakarova's, and her arabesque is not as high or extended so it gives a flipper foot view of her arabesque non-standing foot. But overall Osipova just has an outstanding, exciting, dynamism to her dancing so I would have to say she is my favorite. There is a utube video of Osipova in Giselle Act II. OMG she is sublime. So Osipova does it all. Ultra dynamic and sharp and earthbound and ultra ethereal and languid too. Osipova's hops on pointe are incredible - the way she travels! Like a fast-flying seagul skimming over a lake! like she's walking on water! and she comes down so solidly and not protectively softer on the hopping on pointe foot! I was about to say that sometimes a more languid dancer with endlessly high extension and flexibility might not have the same elevation as someone more "tight" and less flexible but you can't really say that too much these days because ballet dancers are so versatile and men and women have such incredible technique. But there still is some physiological or physical basis for abilities in certain steps. Example: Nijinsky's incredible elevation due to the incredibleness of his thick muscular thighs. I read incredible descriptions about this. It is incredible that the male dancers are as good as the females. Men have gorgeous lines, extensions and feet these days. I watched ballet prior and through the 1950's and '60's etc., and men have come gigantuanly far in technique (the women have come far too though). It would be nice if Osipova could be a little more languid with the a la second to arabesque step - Zhakarova has the porcelain balletic aesthetics over Osipova here. This is a wonderful video and great ballerinas, of course! Thank you so much!
Osipova 100% I also love Nuñez in this role and Zakharova has perfect technique as always but aside from the fact that both Osipova and Nuñez are the some of, if not the best modern Kitris overall, their musicality is also outstanding. But there is something about the way Osipova moves, her charm and energy, that makes her perfect in this role. Her body is also quite shapely in a non creepy way but rather in a way that make her movements very aesthetically pleasing in the sense that it accentuates her fluidity. I know that back in the slightly older days some people would critiscise her technique and port de bras, but I really like her arm movements. In every role every cell of her body in dancing, every cell accentuates her fluidity and airy lightness.
Just curious. . . . . which high kicks were you referring to? Zakarova did one section differently from Nunez and Osipova . . . . she did Italian fouettés. That’s where I noticed her beautiful high extensions, but the other two didn’t do those. Thanks! 🙂
@@Nobleman26 Yes, as I said, those are Italian fouettés and Nunez and Osipova did something different, so you really can’t say they “could not do” the high kicks because they literally did not attempt them. They are both capable of doing Italian fouettés with very high kicks.
@@levondelite4072 Your comment is gold, absolutely on point. Plus, I'd like to add that judging a dancer for her "high kicks" is not really the best yardstick
The important matter is that the same solo is performed differently. Be honest, at this high level of women's ballet, to say who is the first, who wins, is impossible. However, I can say that Natalia has no weak elements, in particular each second of her performance is in a flowing ballet. There is no pauses or or doubts in dance, the tempo of the dance is fantastic. She is not in a hurry, although the dance and flying jumps are energetic. Execution of the dance is perfect from the start to the end. Two other ballerinas are also great, the three are lovely.
Grandes bailarinas.....pero Natalia es mi favorita , ella es toda armonía ( estatura y contextura ), carismática , hermosa y sobre todo EXCELENTE Y SPECTACULAR BAILARINA , desde el fin del mundo Chile 🇨🇱 un saludo 🤗
Jaaaaa jajajaja obviously Nela is the queen again 👑. Please, no comparison. She is clean, firm, delicate, artist, considers the audience in her positions (doesn't show her "boutique". You understand what I mean) and doesn't fall from points. The atmosphere she creates is respectful of ballet, not a circus. And, of course, she maintains the delicate character until the end ❤ . Thank U, Nela, for your art. You understood perfectly what ballet means
я надеюсь, ради высоты искусства балета, что вы ошиблись в постановке ударений. Нельзя великую Нунез ставить рядом с мимичкой Осиповой и простушкой Захаровой
They are all three beautiful and each one has special qualities which makes them unique but if this was a competition and it shouldn't be based on the differences in the choreography, but on shear accomplishment and giving detailed exactness to control of movement, with the ability to make the onlooker feel comfortable and totally at ease...then again and aways Nela is the Bela the ball! She is simply the best of the best! And the rest...well...the rest, are the rest!
@@irina3814 Согласно. Я обожаю Осипову с первого увиденного мною выступления и с интересом слежу за ее карьерой. Жаль, что редко удается увидеть ее выступление в театре.
In this kind of role Zakharova is the best, and in any case even in Kitri not very suitable for Svetlan those who see the video They are at least 10 times more numerous than the others and there must be a reason
Núñez and Osipova, each one in her style are perfect. I know that there are lots of Zakharova'fans here, but I don't like her in comparison. Too cold, inexpresive and extremely skinny. She Has a great tecnique, of course.
I agree, and in addition, the film of Z. seems to elongate her body. The other film clips look accurate. I prefer Nunez of these three, but also love Tereshkina as Dulcinea.
She looks very tall in comparison to the others. Perhaps she’s sensitive about it. I agree , she has marvellous technique but, for me, it’s always Osipova. 👏👏👏👏🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
No hate to nela, but I don’t like the royal ballet’s music. It feels too detached. In terms of the dancing, I like svetlana the most. It’s just my opinion but I feel like she embodies the character the best.
it's because Svetlana is not that sophisticated. Russians are lazy, they simplify most of the time: Soviets were adjusting ballet to farmers' and political leaders' joy. As most of the dancers are there by connections, especially in Bolshoi, their skills are very mediocre
Zakharova is the best at expressing it by far. Osipova is always way too erratic, which makes her a fantastic Kitri but not exactly the best option for whimsical or regal roles like this one (I dislike her Giselle for this reason.) Marianela is somewhere in-between.
Nunez and Osipova were very musical with Osipova perhaps the best if I had to choose. Zakharova was way too elegant for this role and her dancing often slow and always it seems in a much slower tempo and lacking attack... a discernable weakness.
Talented schoolgirls ... but the Etoiles are something else! This remains ... a high-level academy product that does not add artistic value to the performance
Nunez did it for me. I don't like Zakharova in this role and one wonders if Osipova does a deal with the conductor to get her off stage as fast as possible.
Zakharova simplifies, as usual, replacing more difficult with easier. Osipova shows too much facial expression, as if she is a girl playing with a ball, cheap. Nunez is the only queen here, I don't understand why the other two are compared to Nunez at all
Zakharova really shines in these elegant and ethereal roles
Osipova is my favorite!
Osipova ❤️👏❤️👏❤️👏❤️
For me - always! 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
My favorite ballerina is Nela for many many reasons but i have to give this one to Zvetlana 🙈 She’s so ethereal and light, this variation suits her like a glove! Obviously Nela’s technique and musicality is perfect imo but Kitri’s variations suit her better! ♥️
Natalia, pure poetry dancing into an inspiring music. I love you, bravissima! Natalia forever!
nobody can compare to osipova
I think Zakharova wins this one. She has the distant regal quality of the princesse lointaine of Don Quixote's dreams. And on her Italian fouettés it’s like she's making the music, not dancing to it. Osipova attacks the steps a bit too much for me (as the character, i mean. her technique is brilliant). Nunez is great as well, really lovely. Zakharova is just the best at being regal and untouchable (which is why IMO Nunez and Osipova have better Kitris! It all evens out).
Great observations. Zakarova is almost always exquisite, but I find that she’s often too detached from the character, and in turn, the audience. But for this role, she seems perfect. Ditto everything you said about Nunez and Osipova. 🙂
Agree on this part. She is better on slower roles where her technique can express. But definitely lack of energy for Kitris.
I agree, and she is the only one to do the Italian fouettés.
zakharova is boring she’s got great technique but she’s too timid with playing characters it’s like watching a robot
This time is hard to choose my favorite performance, they're all amazing 🙈
They are all beautiful, but Svetlana is always perfect!
Захарова- невероятная! А Осипова - просто источник жизни! Огромное обаяние и артистизм! Всем - браво! 👏👏👏
Wow. This is a torture to choose a favorite as they each have something great.
Zhakarova is like threading a needle of porcelain with her legs and gorgeous delicate and arched feet. She does that with a completely unique look. I've never seen that level of delicacy and precision with those steps. Planting her feet with arching beauty like a horse planting his magnificent hooves doing dressage.
Her fast flip from a la second to arabesque is exquisite. Her arabesque is spectacularly high. It is so strikingly and uniquely beautiful. She lacks a little speed and "attack".
Nunez in these steps is not my favorite of the varied beautiful and great dancing I have seen from her. Her body seems short here, not fluid and extended. Truncated. I kept wondering if this was from her earlier career and she has just gotten better and better and better. Her elevation was so beautiful. Her arms didn't have the full, Russian-like extension I like. Her port de bras was more British.
Osipova has the most "attack" and dynamism to her dancing. She is the closest to Plisetskaya. Her elevation is incredible. She lingers in the air. She has that element of excitement to her dancing. The same quality of exciting "attack" that the young Nureyev had. (Versus the more languid, legatto style of Peter Martins or Ivan Nagy.)
Osipova's line from a la second to arabesque isnt as sublime as Zhakarova's, and her arabesque is not as high or extended so it gives a flipper foot view of her arabesque non-standing foot.
But overall Osipova just has an outstanding, exciting, dynamism to her dancing so I would have to say she is my favorite.
There is a utube video of Osipova in Giselle Act II. OMG she is sublime. So Osipova does it all. Ultra dynamic and sharp and earthbound and ultra ethereal and languid too.
Osipova's hops on pointe are incredible - the way she travels! Like a fast-flying seagul skimming over a lake! like she's walking on water! and she comes down so solidly and not protectively softer on the hopping on pointe foot!
I was about to say that sometimes a more languid dancer with endlessly high extension and flexibility might not have the same elevation as someone more "tight" and less flexible but you can't really say that too much these days because ballet dancers are so versatile and men and women have such incredible technique.
But there still is some physiological or physical basis for abilities in certain steps. Example: Nijinsky's incredible elevation due to the incredibleness of his thick muscular thighs. I read incredible descriptions about this.
It is incredible that the male dancers are as good as the females. Men have gorgeous lines, extensions and feet these days. I watched ballet prior and through the 1950's and '60's etc., and men have come gigantuanly far in technique (the women have come far too though).
It would be nice if Osipova could be a little more languid with the a la second to arabesque step - Zhakarova has the porcelain balletic aesthetics over Osipova here.
This is a wonderful video and great ballerinas, of course!
Thank you so much!
It is very beautiful what you wrote, many thanks for your words
I love what you wrote.
They are all lovely!
Захарова и Осипова -это невероятные шедевры,просто фантастика 🌹❤️🌹БРАВО!!!!!
Осипова. В ней, помимо техники, есть настроение! За что и люблю балет!💥
Светлана неземная, идеальная!!! Совершенство, Богиня балета на все времена!!!!
Marianela Nuñez embodies perfection
Osipova 100% I also love Nuñez in this role and Zakharova has perfect technique as always but aside from the fact that both Osipova and Nuñez are the some of, if not the best modern Kitris overall, their musicality is also outstanding. But there is something about the way Osipova moves, her charm and energy, that makes her perfect in this role. Her body is also quite shapely in a non creepy way but rather in a way that make her movements very aesthetically pleasing in the sense that it accentuates her fluidity. I know that back in the slightly older days some people would critiscise her technique and port de bras, but I really like her arm movements. In every role every cell of her body in dancing, every cell accentuates her fluidity and airy lightness.
Well done all of three, but Zakharova was still the BEST. Her high kicks were so high and nice that other two could not do !
Just curious. . . . . which high kicks were you referring to? Zakarova did one section differently from Nunez and Osipova . . . . she did Italian fouettés. That’s where I noticed her beautiful high extensions, but the other two didn’t do those. Thanks! 🙂
@@levondelite4072 Start 1:26 till 1:36
@@Nobleman26 Yes, as I said, those are Italian fouettés and Nunez and Osipova did something different, so you really can’t say they “could not do” the high kicks because they literally did not attempt them. They are both capable of doing Italian fouettés with very high kicks.
@@levondelite4072 Your comment is gold, absolutely on point. Plus, I'd like to add that judging a dancer for her "high kicks" is not really the best yardstick
Zvetlana on this one!
Thank you for this amazing compilation of three talented primas as emphasized by this video. ❤❤❤
You're welcome 🥰
The important matter is that the same solo is performed differently.
Be honest, at this high level of women's ballet, to say who is the first, who wins, is impossible. However, I can say that Natalia has no weak elements, in particular each second of her performance is in a flowing ballet. There is no pauses or or doubts in dance, the tempo of the dance is fantastic. She is not in a hurry, although the dance and flying jumps are energetic. Execution of the dance is perfect from the start to the end.
Two other ballerinas are also great, the three are lovely.
Natalia is great!
Zakharova!!!!
She makes it look so easy, it is simply unnatural, unbelievable and breathtakingly beautiful 🩰💞
After seeing dancing; theses three great ballerinas , I remember the Greek Sculptures: “The three Graces “ 🌹♥️🌺❤️
Grandes bailarinas.....pero Natalia es mi favorita , ella es toda armonía ( estatura y contextura ), carismática , hermosa y sobre todo EXCELENTE Y SPECTACULAR BAILARINA , desde el fin del mundo Chile 🇨🇱 un saludo 🤗
Jaaaaa jajajaja obviously Nela is the queen again 👑. Please, no comparison. She is clean, firm, delicate, artist, considers the audience in her positions (doesn't show her "boutique". You understand what I mean) and doesn't fall from points. The atmosphere she creates is respectful of ballet, not a circus. And, of course, she maintains the delicate character until the end ❤ . Thank U, Nela, for your art. You understood perfectly what ballet means
Ну не стоит ставить в один ряд просто хорошую балерину Нуньез с такими гениальными балеринами как Захарова и Осипова!
Большая разница в том, что Балерина и Танцовщица это разные уровни исполнения, и в этом весь ответ. Их нельзя сравнивать.
я надеюсь, ради высоты искусства балета, что вы ошиблись в постановке ударений. Нельзя великую Нунез ставить рядом с мимичкой Осиповой и простушкой Захаровой
@@StanislavIssaev балерина - Нунез, а остальные в этом этюде - кабаре
Dulcinea is such a beautiful variation, I want to learn it
Now you have a solid reference to use 😜 Let us know how's going with the learning process 🩰
Marianela Núñez is the very BEST in everything she does on stage. No comparison.
They are all three beautiful and each one has special qualities which makes them unique but if this was a competition and it shouldn't be based on the differences in the choreography, but on shear accomplishment and giving detailed exactness to control of movement, with the ability to make the onlooker feel comfortable and totally at ease...then again and aways Nela is the Bela the ball! She is simply the best of the best! And the rest...well...the rest, are the rest!
Zakharova!
marianela for sure!!
So very very graceful. Her way of dancing is so very beautiful
Захарова бравоооооооо
Однозначно Захарова и Осипова.
Захарова великолепна, но никто не превзошёл Осипову по скорости вращения и абсолютно в такт музыке!
@@irina3814 Согласно. Я обожаю Осипову с первого увиденного мною выступления и с интересом слежу за ее карьерой. Жаль, что редко удается увидеть ее выступление в театре.
@@liliyadenysenko3246 О, я лишь Смею мечтать увидеть её в театре!
Очень надеюсь, что удастся.
The Royal Opera Background set looks like some evil layer
In this kind of role Zakharova is the best, and in any case even in Kitri not very suitable for Svetlan those who see the video They are at least 10 times more numerous than the others and there must be a reason
Из этих троих конечно Осипова. Но самая любимая Китри Надежда Павлова. Но это партия Дульсинеи вроде.
Marianela Nunez una Margot Fontayn dei nostri tempi.....grande artista!
beautiful
Thank you 😊
Для меня на балерину больше всего похожа Захарова
Светлана хороша, но гениальна только Наталья.
Thank you for this! This will help in the variations class I teach!
Glad you found it helpful ❤️
@@DanceLineBallet my ladies were very thankful!
Núñez and Osipova, each one in her style are perfect. I know that there are lots of Zakharova'fans here, but I don't like her in comparison. Too cold, inexpresive and extremely skinny. She Has a great tecnique, of course.
You are absolutely right . Zakharova is too anorexic. This is beyond the scope of aesthetics.
I agree, and in addition, the film of Z. seems to elongate her body. The other film clips look accurate. I prefer Nunez of these three, but also love Tereshkina as Dulcinea.
She looks very tall in comparison to the others. Perhaps she’s sensitive about it. I agree , she has marvellous technique but, for me, it’s always Osipova. 👏👏👏👏🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
@@gonefishing167 This is how our conversations should look like without politics and confrontation in the world.
Alexander Livnavov ( so hope I got that right). I so agree with you. People commenting respectfully and politely. It’s nice isn’t it? 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Хм, такое ощущение, что Нуньез включили просто для того, чтобы показать превосходство русских балерин.
Omg this is my first time seeing osipova in pointes shoes that aren’t hanging on by a thread😭😭
Zakharova is the queen, Nela is the princess, Natasha is the pixie 🤣
Осипова, Захарова не трогает вообще-кукла.
No hate to nela, but I don’t like the royal ballet’s music. It feels too detached.
In terms of the dancing, I like svetlana the most. It’s just my opinion but I feel like she embodies the character the best.
it's because Svetlana is not that sophisticated. Russians are lazy, they simplify most of the time: Soviets were adjusting ballet to farmers' and political leaders' joy. As most of the dancers are there by connections, especially in Bolshoi, their skills are very mediocre
Zakharova is the best at expressing it by far. Osipova is always way too erratic, which makes her a fantastic Kitri but not exactly the best option for whimsical or regal roles like this one (I dislike her Giselle for this reason.) Marianela is somewhere in-between.
Nunez and Osipova were very musical with Osipova perhaps the best if I had to choose. Zakharova was way too elegant for this role and her dancing often slow and always it seems in a much slower tempo and lacking attack... a discernable weakness.
Talented schoolgirls ... but the Etoiles are something else! This remains ... a high-level academy product that does not add artistic value to the performance
Простите,но Марианелла палка,которую согнули.Бревно!!!
Очень неправильно сравнивать ... это три звезды балета
Две... их две.
Nunez did it for me. I don't like Zakharova in this role and one wonders if Osipova does a deal with the conductor to get her off stage as fast as possible.
LMAO - conductor deal! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@stclsmith It's a thought. She has to have the fastest final pose turns in the world.
@@robertmcnamara5407 Haha that made me chuckle. But her fast turns can look really pretty in other variations, line Giselles act 1 variation
😅
Zakharova simplifies, as usual, replacing more difficult with easier. Osipova shows too much facial expression, as if she is a girl playing with a ball, cheap. Nunez is the only queen here, I don't understand why the other two are compared to Nunez at all
Excuse me, but after Zakharova and Osipova Nunez is uninteresting!
Do you always think that Nunez is uninteresting, or is it just in this particular comparison?
@@levondelite4072 I watched two or three dances of Nunez